Clutch.



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CLUTCH.

APPLICATION FILED 1AN.24. 191i. RENEWED JAN 16. 1918.

Patented Feb 26,191&

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Inventor Wimess DANIEL L. LOTT, or rirrrn, OHIO, ASSIGNOR T0 THnLooi/ris MACHINE on, or

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, CLUTCH.

Z '0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, DANIEL L. LOTT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Tifiin, in the county of Seneca and State of Ohio, have invented ,a new and useful Clutch, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to clutches, one of its objects being to provide a clutch utilizing an expansible friction element and supplemental means whereby, in the event of the failure of said friction element to properly act, the two parts of the clutch Wlll be secured together.

A further object is to rovlde a clutch, the operating parts of which are provided with anti-friction elements whereby it becomes impossible for any of the mechanlsm to become hung and whereby fr ction between the parts during the operation of the clutch is reduced to the minimum.

With the foregoing and other objects in View which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed, with out departing from the spirit of the invention.

ferred form 0 the invention has been shown.

In said drawings Figure l is a vertical transverse section through the clutch and showing the drum member and other parts in elevation.

Fig. 2 is a section on line 22 Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a section on line 3--3 Fig. 1"

Fig 4 is a detail view of a portion of the actuating wedge and adjacent'parts.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates a shaft on which the outer or drum member 2 of the clutch is mounted for rotation. The clutch member 3 is keyed or otherwise secured to the shaft 1 and rotates within the member 2, this clutch or head being provided with an annular flange e at its inner side while an an nularspace 5 is formed between the head 3 and the member 2.. Seated within this space 5 is a friction ring 6 which nor-mall grips the head 3 and has its ends enlarge as at Specification of Letters Patent.

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.- Application filed January 24, 1917, Serial No. 144,201. Renewed January 16, 1918. Serial No. 212,150.

7 and diverging to form a substantially w edgeshaped recess 8. Journaled within the enlargements 7 are anti-friction rollers 9,

' Formed on the head 3 adjacent the enlargements 7 are inwardly extending webs 10 formin a recess or socket l1 therebetween and slidably mounted within this socket is a wedge 12 the outer or small end of which normally contacts with the rollers 9. The inner or butt end of the wedge 12 has an anti-friction roller 13 projecting therefrom. I

A smaller recess 3 is formed in the periphery of the member 3, the recesses 11 and 3 being diametrically opposed.v

Pivotally mounted between the Webs l0 and between the hub of the head 3 and the wedge 12 is a lever 1i normally bearing against the roller 13 and provided at its outer or free end with a screw threaded stem 15 adjustably mounted within the lever and extending inwardly toward the shaft 1. The innerend of this stem has a head 16 Within which is mounted an anti-friction roller 17.

A conical sleeve 18is slidably mounted on the shaft 1 and {has an annular channel or groove 19 adapted to be engaged by a shifting lever, not shown. This sleeve has 0 positely extending arms 20 and slidab y mounted within each arm is a coupling pin 21 provided with a spring 22 whereby the pin'is held normally projected into an open 111g 23 formed within the head 3., The pins 21 do not normally extend entirely through the head 3 but are positioned as shown in Fig 2. The drum member 2 has openings 24 any one of which is adapted to be brought into register with any one of the openings 23 during the rotation of'the head 3 relative to the drum 2. The pins 25 on which the rollers 9 are journaled, are anchored against rotation and are connected by a spring 26 which serves to draw the ends of the ring lid couple together the two clutch members, the sleeve 18 is shifted longitudinally so that the conical end thereof will come against the'roller l7 and thus shift the lever 14 radially. Consequently, the said lever will push against the roller 13 and force the wedge 12 radially against the rollers 9. This Will result in the expansion of the friction ring 6 which will bind upon the inner surface of the drum 2 and couple the two clutch members. During the movement of the sleeve 18 toward the head 3, the pins 21 will be pushed longitudinally and, should the friction ring 6 fail to act properly, the pins 21 Wlll come against the inner surface of the drum 2, thus compressing the springs 22 until said pins are brought ultimately oposite certain of the openings 24 whereupon they will spring into said openings and thus operate to couple the two clutch members positively.

What is claimed is A clutch includin inner and outer clutch members mounted or rotation, said inner member having an annular flange at one side thereof, said inner member being formed with diametrically opposed peri heral recesses, a wedging element slidalily mounted within one of the recesses, a wedge actuating lever pivotally mounted within said recess, an expansible friction rin mounted between the peripheral portions oi; the inner and outer clutch members and having an intermediate projection seated in one of the recesses, the ends of said ring being arranged adjacent the wedge in the other recess, pins within the ends of the friction ring, anti-friction rollers journaled thereon, said wedge being normally positioned to enter between the rollers, a spring connection between the pins, and means for actuating the lever during the rotation of the inner clutch member to project the wedge between the rollers and expand the spring and clutch ring.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

DANIEL L. LOTT.

WVitnesses:

HARRY TAGGART, L. A. SMITH. 

